Organizational behavior /
Baldwin, Timothy T.,
Organizational behavior / [print] Organisational behavior Timothy T. Baldwin, Indiana University, William H. Bommer, California State University, Fresno, Robert S. Rubin, DePaul University. - 1 Edition. - xxxi, 395 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
"Contemporary students put extraordinary demands on OB instructors and textbooks alike. On one hand, students immersed in quantitative courses such as finance and accounting and other business disciplines are often quick to dismiss OB/management courses as "soft" or "elementary" or "common sense"-so there is a pressing need for relevance and richness. On the other hand, modern technology and short attention spans have created an aversion to the theoretical grounding and evidence-based education necessary to build true understanding and applicable skills. Thoughtful OB and management instructors are therefore often torn between opting for a traditional descriptive text, strong on concepts and definitions, but with little application focus, or choosing a more popular-press reading, strong on war-story anecdotes and prescriptions (often more popular with students), but short on theory and evidence"--
9780078112782 0078112788 9780077637521 0077637526
2019037520
Organizational behavior.
Management--Technological innovations.
HD58.7.B182.O743 2021
Organizational behavior / [print] Organisational behavior Timothy T. Baldwin, Indiana University, William H. Bommer, California State University, Fresno, Robert S. Rubin, DePaul University. - 1 Edition. - xxxi, 395 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
"Contemporary students put extraordinary demands on OB instructors and textbooks alike. On one hand, students immersed in quantitative courses such as finance and accounting and other business disciplines are often quick to dismiss OB/management courses as "soft" or "elementary" or "common sense"-so there is a pressing need for relevance and richness. On the other hand, modern technology and short attention spans have created an aversion to the theoretical grounding and evidence-based education necessary to build true understanding and applicable skills. Thoughtful OB and management instructors are therefore often torn between opting for a traditional descriptive text, strong on concepts and definitions, but with little application focus, or choosing a more popular-press reading, strong on war-story anecdotes and prescriptions (often more popular with students), but short on theory and evidence"--
9780078112782 0078112788 9780077637521 0077637526
2019037520
Organizational behavior.
Management--Technological innovations.
HD58.7.B182.O743 2021